Finding the Missing Leg in a Right Triangle

Find the length of the missing side. 

• 48 in.

• 52 in.

• 16 in.

• 24 in.

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• 48

• 108

• 83.6

• 72

Find the length of the missing side. 

• 48 in.

• 52 in.

• 16 in.

• 24 in.

Find h

• 35.60

• 35.00

• 35.71

• 61.03

Find the missing leg (a). Be sure to give the whole number estimate, if needed.

• 8

• 12

• 144

• 11

A vertical pole is to be supported by a wire that is 50 feet long and anchored 30 feet from the base of the pole. How far up the pole should the wire be attached?

• 58.31 feet

• 8.94 feet

• 4.47 feet

• 40 feet

_{^{What is the length of the missing leg?}}

• 29.2

• 20

• 400

• 10

Find the missing leg (b). Be sure to provide the whole number estimate if needed.

• 64

• 2

• 32

• 8

A 27 foot piece of wire is connected from the top of a 24 foot telephone pole to a stake in the ground. How far is the stake from the base of the telephone pole? Round to the nearest tenth.

Mathematical Equivalence

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_{^{What is the length of the missing leg?}}

• 36

• 76.8

• 12

• 40